Gilbert LeGrand

Born July 27, 1923, in New Hamburg, son of the late William A. and Lucy Grojean LeGrand, he owned and operated LeGrand's Tavern for 40 years, retiring in 1990. A lifelong resident of New Hamburg and Benton, he was a member of St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton, the Chamber of Commerce and American Legion Post 369. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

On Oct. 24, 1944, at Benton, he married Mildred LeGrand who survives of the home.